Oakmont and into annadale early this morning. But there was a vealiant firefight here on the east side of santa rosa to save as many homes as they could. And the statement i heard is they have saved far more than they lost. Six shelters are set up across the counties, and officials are working to set up a seventh. One of the most famous resorts in the bay area has sustained heavy fire damage. Lets go to reporter kate larson at the meadowwood resort in st. Helena tonight. Kate . Reporter hey, ive been here for the better part of an hour now, watching this building here. This is a fivestar resort and club in napa valley. This is a hotel room, a lodging room that has just been burning to the ground. I saw it in flames about 5 00, and weve just watched disintegrate. Ive been speaking to the fire crews and theyve been here since 2 00 in the morning, fighting fires all over this property. They say a number of buildings have burned, including the building that houses a very wellknown restaurant on this property. I spoke to the firefighters. They told me theyve been up for 30 hours fighting the glass fire. Theyve been here at meadowwood since 2 00 this morning. An unbelievable firefight just on this one property, with so much around this area as you have seen, is just completely engulfed in flames. There was a firefighter leaning up against the fire truck, he had a can of energy drink next to him and had his head in his hands falling asleep. They are so exhausted. It is so hot here because of the weather. You get next to the flames and it gets really intense for these firefighters. Of course, everyone here in napa valley, in Sonoma County, the entire wine country who have been dealing with this unbelievable fires. It appears that we have lost kate larsons signal. This often happens during fire coverage because of so much happening around us. Lets go now to Sonoma County where Wayne Freedman continues our Live Team Coverage. He is in kenwood tonight. Wayne, that ash we have seen steadily build on that car next to you. Reporter it is an interesting way to maesh whatevers happening here. Its been raining ash at times. If you look at the head, it keeps gathering and collecting. But thats not the only visual phenomena. You can barely see the sun here. Now, i dont know about you, but when is the last time you could barely see the sun an hour before sunset . Its been that kind of day around here, a lot of hits and misses. In the Sonoma County fire zone tonight, the difference between losing a home or maybe keeping it has come down in some cases to fate and luck. In this village, this is the down side. A triplex burning, a victim of triage after a night filled with fire. It was jumping into the trees and jumping across here and we couldnt keep it back. What direction was the fire blowing . Coming across here like this. But it was doing the same thing over there, come thing way, coming from every direction. Reporter steve ledson, just last week we did a story with him how smoke taint has ruined some 2020 vintages. But tragedy is relative. How could he have known a few days later flames would surround his wine making castle in kenwood. We fought the fire for several hours. Theres only so many firemen that can come. Reporter as a farmer, he has wells and a water truck. Between last night and this morning, they filled it five times. By 2 00 p. M. This is all going down. Reporter this was his last remaining hot spot. The flames had come so close that they ignited plastic pipes underneath the property. They could have spread to the inside walls of his iconic castle. I dont want to think about it. Reporter were back live. This is what he was trying to avoid. What you see in back ground, those flames, that is the house next door. When he arrived this morning, it was already in flames and there was nothing he could do. Thats only a few hundred yards from his winery. So he feels very fortunate tonight. He hopes the worst is over. Wayne freedman, abc7 news. A sentiment i think many of us share. Wayne, many thanks. Here is a look at the current evacuations in sonoma counties. Areas shaded in red are under evacuation orders. Areas in yellow are under warnings. We dont have an estimate from fire officials on how many homes and buildings have been destroyed but we know of several wipe wineries that have burned. Cornell bernard is live in st. Helena tonight with this story. Cornell . Reporter dan, the glass fire has been burning all around us, all day to the east. Silverado trail and now to the west off of highway 29. This is the newest area of concern for firefighters. This hillside, home to wineries and many luxury homes. Sadly, we saw and talked to one winery owner who watched part of his winery burn this morning. I should have stayed up all night, but i never thought the fire would jump the highway. Reporter he says his Worst Nightmare has come true. Parts of his winery caught fire early monday, and was still burning hours later. His very own employees had to grab hoses to put the flames out. Our laboratorys gone, offices are gone, the wines all destroyed. Reporter by midday, the glass fire was getting closer, still threatening this winery, built in 2007. The fire is maybe 150 yards, no more from where were standing. Yeah, im nervous. I know that firefighters are stretched thinly. And im sure theyre working their butts off. I just wish they could have saved our warehouse. Reporter further north, smoldering rubble could be seen off of highway 29. Hilside flames visible from c cowstoga. The fire is burning to the east, west and south of us, so we are kind of pinned up here. We do still have three evacuation routes that arent compromised. Cal fire, and napa county fire are working it hard and keeping close tabs on it. So depending on if it hits certain thresholds, that determines when we evacuate the rest of the community. Reporter yeah, the mayor tells us that he is optimistic tonight that the rest of the town will not have to be evacuated, because he says he has faith in cal fire. What i want to talk about two Evacuation Centers that have been opened here in the napa valley. The first one is at the Cross Walk Community church in napa. The second is at the yontville community center. Were live in the napa valley, cornell bernard, abc7 news. Thank you. Here is a nap of the evacuations. The areas in blue are mandatory. The yellow parts of the map are places under evacuation warnings. Fire crews continue to put out spot fires in the skyhawk neighborhood in east santa rosa. Dan noyes continues our Live Team Coverage with a story of a man who saved several properties, dan, with his garden hose, which is hard to imagine. Reporter its an amazing storey. I have to tell you, the air is very thick here. The ash is still falling. I spoke with a battalion chief earlier who said they were able to save 18 homes in very close calls but lost seven homes and their work is not over yet. Some of the homes that were destroyed by the shady fire flared up late today. Crews returned to douse the flames and prevent any more flareups from the inferno that hit here after 11 00 p. M. Last night. Golf ball size of fire dropped out of the sky and started lighting all these homes on fire. Reporter he drove his family to safety and returned to use his hose to save his house and several of his neighbors. As we talked, he spotted another flareup and put it out. Hes been doing this since last night with no sleep. With wildfires returning again and again, hes considering a move. I have i have had three, four years of this. Theres nothing pretty about this blame anymore. Its all burned. Reporter the random nature of a wildfire is on full display, one house destroyed, the one next door up touched. One owner selling their house in escrow, but will the deal go through . The firefighters tell me theyve been here all night, theyre just exhausted. They say that normally its 24 hours on and 24 hours off. But in cases like this, theyll just keep on working until the crisis is over. We saw firefighters from the state office of Emergency Services resting near the wildfire here annadale state park. Homes lined the park, but the flames creeping along. What were seeing behind us is good for the park, because theres no wind. Reporter the ranger tells me the flames are clearing all that fuel that could contribute to a bigger wildfire. So crews are standing by in case those smaller flames turn into what they saw along the ridgeline in east santa rosa last night. It was probably 150 foot flame lengths at times. It was staggering to see that. This is the new normal. This is what were faced with now in the west. Reporter back live now. We are taking a look across the valley. You can see the path of the wildfire. Look at how it spared several homes, but it just rushed across that valley up here to this neighborhood where i am now. I have to say just a bit earlier today that pg e was on the scene, making quick work, capping off those gas mains in a safe way. And they are gone now. The firefighters plan on staying overnight because they are concerned about these fires flaring up and other embers coming and causing more problems in this neighborhood. Dan noyes, abc7 news. They have worked so tirelessly. Lets get a check now with Spencer Christian and the weather conditions and spencer, this is really a trifecta. I mean, try, windy, and hot. That is true, dion. If theres any encouraging news in a tragic situation like this, the wind is diminishing now significantly. These are the conditions near the fire. 83 degrees, still quite warm obviously. Relative humidity has been very, very low, 21 . Look at the wind. Steady wind about 8 miles per hour. No gusts to speak of at the surface. We still have a few moderate gusts in the Higher Elevations, but nothing like overnight when some locations had 50 to 60mileperhour gusts. High fire danger in effect for much of the evening. It is expected to expire at 9 00 tonight and well have poor air quality the rest of the week with the amount of smoke accumulating in the air. Spencer, thanks. We have further coverage on the wildfires on abc7news. Com and our app. That includes our wildfire tracker that shows you exactly where active fires are burning. Get information on evacuations and air quality. A lot more to bring you. Coming up, the fire takes a destructive path down the pain is always around the corner. O once again, sky 7 live over the glass fire, just about four miles south of lake bariessa. The fire has tripled in size to more than 36,000 acres. Laura anthony is live in the deer park neighborhood. Last time we got a check with you, the devastation was all around. Reporter it is, diop. This is an example of whats happened in many neighborhoods in napa county. This is the adventist elementary school, what is left of this particular building. You can see classroom desks and chairs scattered about. This building probably bumped in a matter of hours, like so many other buildings around here, including unfortunately, many homes. The glass fire was far from finished this morning as it continues its destructive march. Much of it along silveredo trail. This whole neighborhood was engulfed. Flames roared toward his neighborhood sunday night, consuming his home and dozens of others along sunnyside road. We got out of here about 2 45. And it was like a firestorm. It was fires on both sides of the street. The school here was burning down. The houses here all around were engulfed in flames. Reporter the school is foothills adventist elementary. The Main Building was completely destroyed. Like so many before it, the wind whipped glass fire seems random in its destruction, leaving some buildings in ruins, while others, like this home on Glass Mountain road, are unscathed. The fire got extremely close. Reporter abner considers himself among the lucky. He mcs and lives here. More than a century old, located in the shadow of Glass Mountain, where the fire started sunday morning. Im feeling an angel must have been hovering here, guarding the place and kept it from burning. I dont know what else to think when Everything Else burned and this property survived. Reporter unfortunately, that building that manager of that property felt lucky. This case here, this school obviously not so lucky. I can tell you, though, there are some classrooms behind me down below where im standing that appear to be in pretty good shape. So like so many of these fires, dan and dion, this is apparently rather random. Ky tell you finely that if theres any good news this afternoon or evening, it is still warm here, but as we stand here right now, theres virtually no wind. Lets hope it stays that way. Laura anthony, abc7 news. That is something to be thankful for at the moment. Thank you, laura, very much. There are several evacuation sites open. Stephanie sierra is live at the Sonoma Marin Fair Grounds tonight. Reporter the fair grounds is one of three Evacuation Centers open here in petaluma. I want to reiterate, it is at full capacity. Partly due to covid19 restrictions. Families here are spaced not six, but eight feet apart due to covid19 restrictions. For those who couldnt make it in, are now parked on this lot. Theres plenty of space here. We want to make sure to reiterate that. But those who are here are hoping they have somewhere to come home to. We just heard more and more sirens. Reporter val and tony are living in fear. Their home here in santa rosa, just miles from the fire line. It jumped highway 12 over to oakmont. Reporter the two, just a fraction of the thousands who evacuated, seeking shelter at the fair grounds. Ceo dr. Alison keaney explains the property, transformed from a covid testing site to a shelter overnight. People have different needs, so we have automobiles and car camping in one place, people who need a roof over their heads are sheltered in another place. Were just trying to make it work for everybody. No matter how they arrive here. Reporter approximately 160 evacuees from a Senior Living facility in santa rosa are temporarily staying inside several buildings spaced eight feet apart. Ed wayne thought his friend was one of them. If theres someone who needs help, how could you not . Im sorry. We just youve got to help. Youve got to be there. People need help. Reporter thats what cathy is trying to do. Her friends evacuated from the santa rosa bird rescue center. So several of them had to leave their homes in the middle of the night. Reporter just like valerie and tony. Are you scared . In some sense, as they say, you hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Reporter were back with you live for a picture just east of highway 101 where you can see that haze hovering the east foothills. Just a couple of hours ago, we could see those foothills clearly, and now the haze is coming through. Conditions getting very smoky. Its getting harder to breathe, even here in petaluma. Just a gloomy reminder this is only the beginning for many of these families. Live in petaluma, stephanie se yara, abc7 news. Stephanie, thank you. Heat waves and fires. Scientists point to Climate Change and say t i got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. So you dont wait for life. You live it. In the tubbs fire. The flames, the ash, it was terrifying. Thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. Families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. Nineteen will help rebuild lives. Vote yes on 19. Experts say these days of extreme heat are signs of what lies ahead for our planets climate. Today, we reached triple digits in the east bay prompting Fire Departments to prepare for the possibility of more destructive fires. Heres luz pena. Reporter unprecedented heat that researchers at Stanford University have been studying for years. They say today is just a glimpse of what lies ahead. There are reports about a degree celsius of warming just in the last four decades. This means were much more likely to experience severely warm autumn seasons. Reporter professor and climate scientist has been tracking this change of climate in our state that is visible to the naked eye. It has profound implications. Its created a different climate for california. Its a climate where were much more likely to experience severe heat waves and experience extreme wildfire weather. Reporter in castro valley, temperatures hit triple digits and some are using their cars as cooling centers. I plug it in and it keeps me cool. And this has like the foil on one side. Reporter this dry heat is prompting firestations across the bay area to prepare for more potential wildfires. So all of the factors coming in, this is a worst Case Scenario for fire season. We have triple digit temperatures with low humidity and high temperatures. Theyre ready to respond to any type of vegetation fires or calls. And theyre prepositioned out in the trivalley area and other areas. Reporter with multiple fires burning, the main concern across the bay area is to not be caught off guard. Luz pena, abc7 news. All right. Spencer, all of this talk about Climate Change were seeing the effects really this season as much as ever. We really are, dan. It becomes more evident each passing year. Its not a belief system, its science. Its like covid19, it doesnt care if you believe in it or not, its here. Surface wind, its relatively calm over the north bay, which is really good news. Even the Higher Elevations where many of the fires are burning. Still breezy, on Shore Developing here along parts of the coastline, as a little bit of fog is surging up from the south. Beautiful sunset, we havent had many beautiful pictures to show you. Im proud to present this one. 65 here in San Francisco, oakland 75. 86 at palo alto. 93 at san jose. Gilroy 90. 57 in half moon bay. We have had almost a 30 degree drop in temperatures from our high today of 94. Its now only 65. You can see a little bit of a marine layer, moving through the golden gate, pushing out over the bay, with the haze and smoke above. Temperatures in the north bay that were near 100 earlier